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Horse profile

Tara Tavey (IRE)

11yo mare (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer Kevin Bishop · Last owner K Bishop
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Slieve League (IRE) (Roselier)
30 runs · 7 courses · from Feb 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 May 2016 — 3,838 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 · 7th of 12 5 wins · Chepstow, Towcester & Exeter Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile

Tara Tavey (IRE) is 5 from 30. Hasn't won since Mar 2016. 3 of 4 starts at Towcester have ended in wins. 4 of 11 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 1 from 19 on softer. All 5 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m.

Based on 30 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating116↓ 1lb off peak
116 74–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 24 Mar 2016 Official rating 116 at the last run, 3 May 2016

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 25 figures · best 124A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good9124A105—
Good to Soft5109A92—
Soft5123A106—
Heavy4110A90—
Good to Firm2108B105—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m22124A105—
2m1f – 2m4f384C79—

Of 30 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 30 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.30 from 2
Good4,49952511.7%−0.94 from 9
Good to Soft3,05335911.8%−0.80 from 6
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.51 from 7
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.60 from 6
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97952213.1%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4,76659312.4%−0.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m3,81747912.5%−0.15 from 24
Over 3m1,00412612.5%−0.10 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Slieve League (IRE) (Roselier)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kells Harps (GB)80——
Grey Hall (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 4 44% +47.50
Soft 7 1 14% +8.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 13 1 8% −6.00
Class 4 10 3 30% +47.00
Class 3 7 1 14% +0.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 12 1 8% +17.00
Taunton 6 0 0% −6.00
Chepstow 5 1 20% +8.00
Towcester 4 3 75% +25.50
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 24 5 21% +47.50
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Conor Smith 14 4 29% +28.50
Jon Park 10 1 10% +19.00
Ciaran Gethings 2 0 0% −2.00
Daniel Hiskett 2 0 0% −2.00
James Best 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Cheesman 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 15 4 27% +27.50
None 14 1 7% +15.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 6 2 33% +22.00
2015 9 2 22% +5.50
2014 8 0 0% −8.00
2013 7 1 14% +22.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 24 5 21% +47.50
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 6 runs
03 May 16+21d Exeter Court Farm Inn Abbotskerswell Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 7/12 1½ 10-2 116102A Ciaran Gethings 16/1
12 Apr 16+19d Exeter ApolloBet Cashback If You Finish 2nd Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 ¾ 10-8 11792A Mr Conor Smith 16/1
24 Mar 16+7d Chepstow Recticel Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-11 105124A Mr Conor Smith 12/1
17 Mar 16+20d Towcester Greens Norton Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-0 105123A Mr Conor Smith 14/1
26 Feb 16+29d Exeter Roa/racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-9 110— Mr Conor Smith 33/1
28 Jan 16+67d Warwick Bigcasinobonuses.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m2f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 9-13 110— Mr Conor Smith 40/1
2015 · 9 runs
22 Nov 15+187d Exeter Higos For Your Commercial Insurance Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-5 114— Mr Conor Smith 16/1
19 May 15+14d Newton Abbot Sis Best In Class Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m2f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-1 97— Mr Conor Smith 6/1
05 May 15+21d Exeter Brunswick Arms Dawlish Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 2 10-5 115101A Ciaran Gethings 5/1
14 Apr 15+22d Exeter Racing Uk Anywhere Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 6 10-13 114108B Mr Conor Smith 7/2
23 Mar 15+11d Towcester Birthday Girls' Celebration Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-13 105113B Mr Conor Smith 13/2
12 Mar 15+23d Towcester 32red.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-5 97122A Mr Conor Smith 6/1
17 Feb 15+29d Taunton Aspen Waite R & D Introducers Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 3¾ 11-2 97106A Mr Conor Smith 8/1
19 Jan 15+12d Exeter Haldon Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m7f · Heavy · 14 ran 3/14 2½ 11-3 98110A Mr Conor Smith 11/1
07 Jan 15+8d Taunton Somerset County Gazette Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 8 11-0 95105B Daniel Hiskett 11/4
2014 · 8 runs
30 Dec 14+37d Taunton Toteexacta Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 1½ 11-0 95116A Mr Conor Smith 7/1
23 Nov 14+10d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Plymouth Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 1 9-8 9094B Mr Conor Smith 12/1
13 Nov 14+196d Taunton Winning Post Real Ale Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 13 11-10 91109A James Best 12/1
01 May 14+10d Towcester Visit The Forum On gg.com Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Chase (Part Of The Racing Excellence Initiative) Class 5 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 1½ 10-1 7480A Daniel Hiskett 3/1F
21 Apr 14+11d Chepstow Real Radio Breakfast With Jagger And Woody Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 5 10-12 9390A Tom Cheesman 7/1
10 Apr 14+17d Taunton totejackpot Go For The Big One Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 15 ran 6/15 1¾ 10-12 94107A Jon Park 12/1
24 Mar 14+43d Taunton Ladies Day 3rd April Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 12 ran 2/12 nk 10-7 91102A Jon Park 20/1
09 Feb 14+45d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Barnstaple Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 33 10-5 9486C Jon Park 20/1
2013 · 7 runs
26 Dec 13+35d Fontwell 32Red On The App Store Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1½f · Heavy · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-3 80— Jon Park 11/4
21 Nov 13+223d Chepstow Dalepak Ltd Supporting Paul's Place Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 67 10-10 8972C Jon Park 9/1
12 Apr 13+10d Chepstow Bath Ales Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 2½ 11-1 9196A Jon Park 9/2J
02 Apr 13+14d Exeter Ladies Night 7th May Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 10-5 91105A Jon Park 28/1
19 Mar 13+14d Exeter Kip Kealey Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m3f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 32 9-12 —84C Jon Park 33/1
05 Mar 13+10d Exeter British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.b.f. Mares' 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 20 10-7 —79A Jon Park 80/1
23 Feb 13 Chepstow 32Red Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 9/15 ½ 10-3 —79C Jon Park 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Tara Tavey won?
Tara Tavey (IRE) won 5 of 30 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 11 times in total (36.7% of starts).
Who trained Tara Tavey?
Tara Tavey (IRE) was trained by Kevin Bishop on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 3 May 2016.
Who is Tara Tavey's sire?
Tara Tavey (IRE) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Slieve League (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
What going does Tara Tavey prefer?
Tara Tavey (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 9 starts (44.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Tara Tavey's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 3 May 2016. The highest on record is 117.
What is Tara Tavey's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Tara Tavey's siblings?
Out of Slieve League (IRE), Tara Tavey (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.